indireta
Portuguese, noun/ĩ.d͡ʒiˈɾɛ.tɐ/
indireta is spelled I-N-D-I-R-E-T-A (8 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,972nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indireta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a hint, an instance of shade (a suggestion avoiding direct statement, particularly a subtle insult)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of indireto. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquilo que se dá a entender, evitando dizer abertamente”.
What does indireta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinformala hint, an instance of shade (a suggestion avoiding direct statement, particularly a subtle insult)
mandar uma indireta
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of indireto
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquilo que se dá a entender, evitando dizer abertamente
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of indireta
- indiretas plural
- indirecta alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indireta?
- Brazil /ĩ.d͡ʒiˈɾɛ.tɐ/
- Portugal /ĩ.diˈɾɛ.tɐ/
- Portugal /ĩ.di.ˈɾɛ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to indireta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is indireta in Portuguese?
indireta appears 6.6 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).